Red Sea Fan (7”-10”) Nautilus mathematicians and physicists have been

mathematicians and physicists have been fascinated for years by the form of this shell

and the exterior is sculpted with wide ridges that spiral down the whorls

consisting of starfish (including the infamous crown-of-thorns starfish) and other molluscs

The branches have many very small white polyps that are usually only seen at night when the lights of the aquarium are off

a characteristic feature of scallops

Red Sea Fan (7”-10”) Nautilus mathematicians and physicists have beenThe Red Sea Fan comes from the deep parts of the reefs of the Indian Ocean and has a classic sea fan appearance. It is red in color and the thin branches are woven creating a mesh like appearance. The branches have many very small white polyps that are usually only seen at night when the lights of the aquarium are off. The base of this gorgonian is brown in color, and is usually attached to a small piece of rock.